Madrona throws Rover.com a bone, puts ex-Microsoft GM Easterly on leash as CEO Aaron Easterly loves dogs, and a four-pound Pomeranian by the name of Caramel controls a good chunk of his life.… Read More
Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld and others join board of Startup Weekend Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based non profit which coordinates 54-hour startup marathons at locations across the globe, has formed a new… Read More
Like Turntable.fm for video, FlickMob gathers friends to watch YouTube clips At a Startup Weekend event in Seattle four months ago, a group of geeks built a service called Shubz.tv that… Read More
IPOs roared to life in first half of 2011, but worries arise that the good times may be gone IPO windows tend to come and go. For the past eight months, that window has been wide open, allowing companies… Read More
Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb? Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More
IPOs, startups and market volatility: How do you make sense of what’s going on? The wild ups and downs of the stock market this week would be enough to send most sane investors to… Read More
Why startups fail: Lack of focus At the Lean Startup Seattle meetup last week, Madrona Venture Group’s Greg Gottesman explained the importance of entrepreneurial focus. After… Read More
Portland Seed Fund tests public-private VC model: Could a similar idea take root in Seattle? On the GeekWire podcast last week, we chatted with Rick Turoczy of Portland’s Silicon Florist blog about the differences between… Read More
An Airbnb for your pet? A Place for Rover wins best in show at Startup Weekend Airbnb is transforming how travelers find places to stay. Now, Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman wants to bring that… Read More
Five Things I Learned at Startup Weekend: #3 Learn to Code Guest Commentary: Startup Weekend was the most exhilarating and exhausting 54 hours since the birth of my (and my wife’s)… Read More
